Novel image processing approach for solving the overlapping problem in agriculture

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-115

  Pastrana, Julio C ^a   Rath, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SHAPE MODELS; IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS; LEAF SHAPE; PLANTLETS; SHAPE MODEL; STATISTICAL SHAPE MODEL;

IMAGE PROCESSING; PILOT PLANTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84875650469     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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